Shell Ideas360 is more than a global competition that connects students to develop ideas to tackle the pressures on the world’s Food, Water and Energy resources. It’s an exciting journey of learning and discovery. Collaborate with like-minded innovators, Shell experts and mentors to expand your horizons. Shell Ideas360 invites students to become part of an international community of like-minded students and learn skills that will be invaluable for your studies and future career.

The chance to win an Adventure of a lifetime

All ideas submitted to Shell Ideas360 have the chance to be considered by our innovation incubator

If you reach the later stages of the competition, you'll have the support and guidance of Shell experts and mentors

Finalists will be flown to the UK, in July 2018 to present their final ideas. You will also meet an exclusive group of business and thought leaders

Shell Ideas360 involves a number of key stages. In Stage 1, participants register, access Learning Sessions and submit an initial idea. The ideas are evaluated and teams selected through to Stage 2. In Stage 2 teams will develop their ideas in conjunction with Shell Mentors and Subject Matter Experts. Stage 3 will see five finalists selected to present their idea to a panel of judges.

Stage 1: Formulate

Get inspired and submit an idea in how to tackle a challenge in one of three areas: Food, Water, or Energy. Students can join learning sessions, use the online community to discuss and to shape your idea before submission.

Stage 2: Develop

Finalists from the submitted ideas in stage one will be selected to have access to: a designated mentor, expert Development Sessions – support to further develop your idea, Leadership & business skills training to enhance your career, connections with experts

Stage 3: Pitch

Finalist teams receive a trip to "Make The Future," the Final Pitch competition for Ideas360 in London. You will also receive intensive coaching and the opportunity to pitch ideas to senior Shell executives, Innovators and Industry leaders. Make your idea pitch perfect with coaching, insight and support from senior Shell experts and mentors. All finalist students will have VIP access to Make The Future, London.

Our team of experts read and review every idea. They need to be able to assess the strength of each idea and consider how well the submission answers the following questions. To help you, we’ve included some guidance of what you will need to consider.

Novel: How novel or original is the idea?

Your answer should include: What existing idea could you be compared to and why is your idea different? Why is your idea innovative?

Doable: How easy is it to achieve the idea?

Think about How do-able, achieveable or feasible is this idea? What are the obstacles; be realistic and what would you need to deliver this.

Value: What benefits (business/social/etc.) would the idea deliver? What is the potential value of this idea?

Consider the wider value whether its financial, political, social or technology etc. And don’t try and sell this to Shell. This isn’t about Shell, this is about the idea.

Relevance: How relevant is the idea to the Food/Energy/Water topic?

Many of the ideas touch more than one of the topics, so please consider this in your answer. The greater the relevance, the greater the impact.

Image

A picture can tell a thousand words, so this year, our reviewers have asked for the image to ‘represent’ your idea. You can be creative as you like, but remember, this could make or break your entry. A diagram or drawing of your idea, well illustrated, may be a lot easier to understand than trying to explain your idea in a few hundred words.

Overview

Shell Ideas360 is more than a global competition that connects students to develop ideas to tackle the pressures on the world’s Food, Water and Energy resources. It’s an exciting journey of learning and discovery. Collaborate with like-minded innovators, Shell experts and mentors to expand your horizons. Shell Ideas360 invites students to become part of an international community of like-minded students and learn skills that will be invaluable for your studies and future career.

The chance to win an Adventure of a lifetime

All ideas submitted to Shell Ideas360 have the chance to be considered by our innovation incubator

If you reach the later stages of the competition, you'll have the support and guidance of Shell experts and mentors

Finalists will be flown to the UK, in July 2018 to present their final ideas. You will also meet an exclusive group of business and thought leaders

Process

Shell Ideas360 involves a number of key stages. In Stage 1, participants register, access Learning Sessions and submit an initial idea. The ideas are evaluated and teams selected through to Stage 2. In Stage 2 teams will develop their ideas in conjunction with Shell Mentors and Subject Matter Experts. Stage 3 will see five finalists selected to present their idea to a panel of judges.

Stage 1: Formulate

Get inspired and submit an idea in how to tackle a challenge in one of three areas: Food, Water, or Energy. Students can join learning sessions, use the online community to discuss and to shape your idea before submission.

Stage 2: Develop

Finalists from the submitted ideas in stage one will be selected to have access to: a designated mentor, expert Development Sessions – support to further develop your idea, Leadership & business skills training to enhance your career, connections with experts

Stage 3: Pitch

Finalist teams receive a trip to "Make The Future," the Final Pitch competition for Ideas360 in London. You will also receive intensive coaching and the opportunity to pitch ideas to senior Shell executives, Innovators and Industry leaders. Make your idea pitch perfect with coaching, insight and support from senior Shell experts and mentors. All finalist students will have VIP access to Make The Future, London.

Criteria

Our team of experts read and review every idea. They need to be able to assess the strength of each idea and consider how well the submission answers the following questions. To help you, we’ve included some guidance of what you will need to consider.

Novel: How novel or original is the idea?

Your answer should include: What existing idea could you be compared to and why is your idea different? Why is your idea innovative?

Doable: How easy is it to achieve the idea?

Think about How do-able, achieveable or feasible is this idea? What are the obstacles; be realistic and what would you need to deliver this.

Value: What benefits (business/social/etc.) would the idea deliver? What is the potential value of this idea?

Consider the wider value whether its financial, political, social or technology etc. And don’t try and sell this to Shell. This isn’t about Shell, this is about the idea.

Relevance: How relevant is the idea to the Food/Energy/Water topic?

Many of the ideas touch more than one of the topics, so please consider this in your answer. The greater the relevance, the greater the impact.

Image

A picture can tell a thousand words, so this year, our reviewers have asked for the image to ‘represent’ your idea. You can be creative as you like, but remember, this could make or break your entry. A diagram or drawing of your idea, well illustrated, may be a lot easier to understand than trying to explain your idea in a few hundred words.

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